Faanishness
noun, slang
noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Being more interested in fandom than in the subject of that fandom; the quality, state or characteristic of being a faan. dated, derogatory, often, slang, uncountable
"Andy evaluated fanzines against criteria in seven categories: layout, art, congeniality, genre, writing, temporality, and faanishness, and assigned 10 points to each category."
Example
More examples"Andy evaluated fanzines against criteria in seven categories: layout, art, congeniality, genre, writing, temporality, and faanishness, and assigned 10 points to each category."
Etymology
From faanish + -ness.
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